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With 11 publications and being the nominee from the PSC department as an outstanding student, Naveen has been awarded 2022-23 Outstanding Doctoral Student Researcher for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS). This is a very competitive reward and he competed among all the applicants from the other departments in CAAS.

Miss Simardeep Kaur is a Nehru Doctoral Fulbright fellow at KAABiL Laboratory, USU. Her doctoral thesis focuses on deciphering the microRNA related modulations in contrasting rice genotypes under drought stress. As a Fulbright fellow she will be learning bioinformatic tools and softwares for comprehensive analysis of the data generated from her molecular biology related work from wet-lab experiments. She will be improving her skills to handle larger data set like those for methylome, transcriptome, lncRNAs, miRNAs, validation techniques and their analysis so that she can integrate molecular biology with bioinformatics to develop the drought tolerant agricultural crops.

Oryza sativa, commonly known as rice, is a widely studied model organism in plant biology. Understanding the subcellular localization of proteins within rice cells is crucial for unraveling their functions and deciphering complex cellular processes. Subcellular localization provides valuable insights into protein trafficking, interactions, and regulatory mechanisms, ultimately aiding in the identification of potential targets for agricultural and biotechnological applications.

The AtSubP-2.0 model utilizes a multi-layered architecture with a combination of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and recurrent neural networks (RNNs). It takes protein sequence inputs and generates predictions for localization to various cellular compartments, including the nucleus, cytoplasm, plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, peroxisomes, and vacuoles.